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Wilmer Flores has 97 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when the San Francisco Giants (59-58) play the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-63) on Thursday at 3:45 PM ET. The Giants are favored (-144) over the Diamondbacks (+122). San Francisco has Logan Webb set to start, while Arizona will send out Zac Gallen.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Diamondbacks
- Game Day: Thursday, August 18, 2022
- Game Time: 3:45 PM ET
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Stadium: Oracle Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | -144 | 7 |
Giants Stats & Trends
Giants Batting
- The Giants average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 137 total home runs.
- The Giants are 22nd in the majors with a .236 batting average.
- The Giants’ .319 on-base percentage is ninth-best in the league.
- The Giants strike out 8.7 times per game to rank 19th in baseball.
- The Giants have hit 71 home runs at home this season (1.1 per game).
- The Giants are slugging .403 with 2.9 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- At home this season the team averages 7.8 hits per game and is batting .240.
Giants Key Batters
- Flores has 97 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .445. All three of those stats are best among San Francisco hitters this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Flores’ batting average ranks 75th, his on-base percentage ranks 63rd, and he is 52nd in slugging.
- Flores has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with four doubles, a walk and an RBI.
- Thairo Estrada is hitting .266 with 18 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 19 walks.
- Among all qualified batters, Estrada ranks 52nd in batting average, 96th in on-base percentage and 73rd in slugging percentage.
- Joc Pederson has 69 hits this season and has a slash line of .250/.327/.493.
- Mike Yastrzemski is batting .214 with a .311 OBP and 44 RBI for San Francisco this season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Trends
Diamondbacks Batting
- The Diamondbacks’ 130 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
- The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
- The Diamondbacks have an OBP of .305 this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks rank 12th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 1.4 home runs per game in their 56 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .399 in 56 road games this season.
- They are averaging 7.6 base hits per game and batting .223 on the road this season.
Diamondbacks Key Batters
- Christian Walker has racked up 91 hits, a team-best for the Diamondbacks.
- Walker is 126th in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Walker enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .444 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and six RBI.
- Ketel Marte has a .343 OBP while slugging .434. Both are team-highs.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Marte’s batting average puts him 71st, his on-base percentage is 49th, and he is 64th in slugging.
- Daulton Varsho is batting .238 with 17 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 36 walks.
- Josh Rojas is batting .277 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks.
Giants vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
| Webb | Gallen | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | GS | 22 |
| 11-5 | W-L | 8-2 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 2.94 |
| 150.0 | IP | 125.1 |
| 39 | BB | 35 |
| 124 | SO | 120 |
